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Ronald Gentile Obituary

FRANKLIN - Ronald P. Gentile, 87, of Melbourne Beach, Florida, formerly of Homestead Park, Pennsylvania, and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully Monday, May 19, 2025.
He graduated from Grove City College in 1959 and received master's degrees from The Naval War College in 1975 and Providence College in 1978. He was a career naval officer for 21 years retiring in 1981 as a CDR(SC) USN. He was then employed in the private sector in Providence, Rhode Island, for 14 years before retiring to Florida.
Surviving is his wife of 64 years, MaryAnne (Adams); sons, Thomas and James; grandchildren, Nathan, Nicole, Hailey, Hannah and Wyatt; and great-grandchild, Kailey Morgan.
Services will be held Saturday, July 26, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Franklin.
Donations in his memory may be made to Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society-giving @nmcrs.org, Tunnel to Towers.org., or St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklin.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Franklin Press from Jul. 23 to Jul. 30, 2025.

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